Global political economy : contemporary theories / / edited by Ronen Palan

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910462945003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Routledge, , 2013
• ISBN: 0-203-09776-9; 1-136-22397-5
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (321 p.)
• Collana: RIPE series in global political economy Global political economy
• Altri autori (Persone): PalanRonen <1957->
• Disciplina: 337
• Soggetti: International economic relations; Economic policy; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1 New trends in Global Political Economy; PART I Concepts and themes in Global Political Economy (GPE); 2 Late twentieth-century globalization: the evolution and differentiation of states and forms of public authority; 3 The firm, the corporation and contemporary capitalism; 4 Labour shapes the global political economy; 5 Money and finance in a globalized economy; 6 Globalization: a project in crisis; PART II Theoretical innovation and contemporary debates; 7 Game theory: international trade, conflict and co-operation8 New directions for international political economy: drawing from behavioural economics; 9 New institutionalism and International Relations; 10 An evolutionary approach to global political economy; 11 Globalization and theories of regulation; 12 Transnational historical materialism: 'neo-Gramscian' theories of class formation and world order; 13 Trends in development theory; 14 Constructivism in International Political Economy; 15 Libidinal political economy: a psycho-social analysis of financial violence; PART III Emerging issues in contemporary Global Political Economy (GPE)16 From environmental to ecological political economy; 17 The rise of China and the future of the international political economy; 18 ; Globalizing globalization: a worldist intervention; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Global Political Economy (GPE) is a broad and varied field of study and draws insight from a great number of fields and approaches. One of the serious problems confronting academics and students is the sheer mass of theories and debates in the field. This textbook provides up-to-date summaries of the debates and approaches that are currently at the forefront of both European and American GPE.This new revised and expanded second edition contains updated versions of most of the original chapters. In addition, there is a new section entitled 'Emerging issues in contemporary Global Polit